intervenient

[ in-ter-veen-yuh nt ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈvin yənt /

adjective

intervening, as in place, time, order, or action.

incidental; extraneous.

noun

a person who intervenes.

Nearby words

interval training, intervale, intervalometer, intervarsity, intervene, intervenient, intervening sequence, intervening variable, intervenor, intervenous tubercle, intervention

Origin of intervenient

1595–1605; < Latin intervenient- (stem of interveniēns) coming between, present participle of intervenīre. See intervene, -ent

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